EDN

A Designer’s Guide to CMOS RF Models

In recent years we have begun to see references to “RF” CMOS processes and to “RF” models for those processes. This article will explore what the real meanings of such “RF” designations are, and what ...
EDN

CMOS RF SoC design shoots for 60 GHz

We will describe a potential design of a radio-frequency system-on-chip that is backward-compatible with a 60- and 5-GHz wireless local- (or personal)-area network system. The SoC can support a ...
Design-Reuse

Mixed-signal design flow enables RF CMOS chip

Spirea AB is a Swedish fabless semiconductor company developing highly integrated low-power, low-cost radio solutions for the Wireless LAN and PAN markets. This article describes how we assembled a ...
Nature

CMOS Mixers and Low-Power RF Circuit Design

CMOS mixers are integral components in modern radio frequency (RF) circuit design, enabling frequency conversion in wireless systems while prioritising low power consumption. Recent progress in ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Modeling High-Performance Analog And RF Circuits In Nanometer-Scale CMOS

Today’s consumer, communication, and computer electronic devices have clocks, communication interfaces, and high-speed signal-conditioning circuits that operate at radio frequencies (RF). Providing ...
Nature

Active Inductors in CMOS RF Circuit Design

Active inductors have emerged as a transformative component in CMOS radio frequency (RF) circuit design, effectively replacing traditional passive inductors with active semiconductor networks. By ...
Design-Reuse

System on Chip (SoC) for Short Range Wireless - CMOS versus SIGe

The issue of integration is driven by both advances in technology and changes to the market space. In many cases the business changes help drive uses of the technical improvements, so we begin by ...